WSP10938

• File Number: 8449.900
• Description: Bear Creek
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 1/1/1991
• Author: Batchley Assoc.
• Title: Bear Creek Operational Study - Vol. 1 - Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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and Englewood). Lakewood had a shortage one year because of

insufficient storage space.

Five agencies (state, Indian Hills, Genesee, Morrison and

Lakewood) used bookover space five or more of the years in the

study. The bookover space used by these five agencies was from

48 percent to 200 percent over their normal storage space. (see

Table 8.)

2.2.10 Bookover Overall Results and Comparisons

When making an overall comparison of the with-bookover and
the without-bookover, there is one major factor which tends to
distort some of the results. In Scenarios A, Band C without
bookover, the state's account was treated as the sole bookover

account. with no reserved space of its own and continuous re-

lease requirements in excess of available space, the state's

water was rapidly being used and then not necessarily replaced in

a timely manner. In the same scenarios with bookover, the state

was subordinate to all other accounts that may have water in

excess of their own storage allotment. These accounts filled the

bookover space but did not use any more water meeting their

release requirements than in the without-bookover scenario. This

resulted in larger volume accounts for them and less space in

which the state could store its water for replacement uses. As a

result, the state spilled more water in the with-bookover than in

the without-bookover Scenarios A, Band C.

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